make string of N characters

Question

Say I have a number=20 and a $value=7.

If I want to make a string of 20 7's using PHP. what's the quickest way to make this?

So output like:

$a='77777777777777777777';

Any functions to make this easier?

Answer 1

str_repeat is pretty easy

$a = str_repeat('7', 20);

Answer 2

$a = str_repeat('7', 20);

str_repeat()

...or maybe:

$a = str_pad('', 20, '7');

str_pad()

Answer 3

$a=str_repeat($value,$number);

Answer 4

You can use str_repeat(), e.g.

$a=str_repeat('7', 20);

Answer 5

Use str_repeat():

$a = str_repeat('7', 20);